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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent: Monday - Friday
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
327-25-248
Employer
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Pullman Place
Town
Gloucester
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Intensive Health Outreach Team – Clinical Manager

Band 7

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county. 

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding careWe put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience.  We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC.  We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

 

Job overview

We are looking for a passionate clinician to join our service and lead our Intensive Health Outreach Team (IHOT).

 

You will be leading a team which strives to strengthen the NHS contributions to prevention and tackling health inequalities within acute, primary, secondary and community care, working in partnership with services to make reasonable adjustments. You will be responsible for ensuring that excellent standards are upheld and maintained within the team to ensure the best available resources by delivering positive outcomes for individuals service users.

 

The post holder will take overall responsibility in leading the operational and clinical management of the Service, providing day-to-day line management of all staff. They will be responsible for planning, implementation and evaluation of healthcare care, as well as demonstrating enhanced competence in complex decision making, assessment and the management of clinical needs.

 

The ideal candidate will have experience of working within an LD or MH setting who can demonstrate positive learning from their experience and who can transform and nurture care and work cultures. They will need to be a qualified, experienced Learning Disability or Mental Health Nurse or registered Allied Health Professional with drive and ambition.

The core hours of this role are 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

If you would like to have an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Moses Dube on - 07972621398 or [email protected]

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work closely with the entire IHOT team and in partnership with service users, carers and other agencies to ensure effectiveness of outcomes.

 

They will have a responsibility for mentoring and supervising qualified and unqualified staff as well as line management and rota management to ensure the staffing levels within the unit are safe and meeting individual’s needs.

 

They will be a leader for the team, providing clear and effective guidance, focusing on a positive and collaborative working environment.

 

The successful candidate should demonstrate sound, professional knowledge of Learning Disabilities, with a proven ability to work with service users and carers who may be distressed. You will need strong interpersonal and organisational skills to provide a responsive and proactive approach for this developing service.

 

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that:

  • 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
  • 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
  • 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.  

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

·       Lead in the operational and clinical management of the Service, providing day to day management, leadership and line management to staff including non-clinical staff

·       Undertake specialist assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care in the community for service users with severe / complex learning disabilities

·       Demonstrate enhanced competence in complex decision making, assessment and the management of clinical needs

·       Collect and collate data / information effectively for the purpose of audit, research and service performance

·       Work in partnership with service users, carers and other agencies to ensure effectiveness of outcomes

·       Communicating complex and sensitive information to service users, family members , paid carers and other clinicians who are not in learning disabilities services.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree and active registration in Learning Disability, Mental Health or Adult Nursing or equivalent core Health role
Desirable criteria
  • Further Education training in Physical Health Assessments

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Comprehensive experience of working with complex physical health needs for people with learning disabilities and working in partnership to develop reasonable adjustments
  • Comprehensive post registration experience including evidence of experience in Team Management
  • Experience of working with people with learning disabilities, their family and/or carers either in a community setting or in-patient
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of collaborative working to provide individualised care, achieving equitable health outcomes for people with a learning disability

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • A sound understanding of national policies, procedures and legislation relevant to Learning Disability

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.NHS Pastoral CareStep into healthNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Moses Dube
Job title
Modern Matron, Learning Disabilities
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01453 563100
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